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Niveolanite

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Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
© Pavel M. Kartashov

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Formula:
NaBe(CO
 
3
)(OH)·2H
 
2
O
System:Tetragonal
Name:Named from the Latin niveus, snow-white, and lana, wool, alluding to the visual similarity to white fluffy flocks of wool.


The first natural beryllium carbonate.

Classification of Niveolanite

IMA status:Approved 2007
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.DC.35

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
D : Carbonates with additional anions, with H2O
C : With large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:16b.3.7.

16b : HYDRATED CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
3 : AmBn(XO3)pZqxH2O & with (m+n):p = 2:1
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Type Occurrence of Niveolanite

Type Locality:Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

Crystallography of Niveolanite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Class (H-M):4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:P4/mcc {P4/m 2/c 2/c}
Cell Parameters:a = 13.087Å, c = 5.404Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.413
Unit Cell Volume:V 925.54 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
13.01(100)
9.20(62)
3.611(34)
3.256(95)
2.693(44)
2.605(37)
2.489(60)
2.076(32)

Chemical Properties of Niveolanite

Formula:
NaBe(CO
 
3
)(OH)·2H
 
2
O
All elements listed in formula:Be, C, H, Na, O

Relationship of Niveolanite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.DC.05Ancylite-(Ce)
SrCe[OH|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
5.DC.05Calcioancylite-(Ce)
(Ca,Sr)Ce(CO
 
3
)
 
2
OH·H
 
2
O
5.DC.05Calcioancylite-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce)
 
3
Ca(CO
 
3
)
 
4
(OH)
 
3
·H
 
2
O
5.DC.05Gysinite-(Nd)
Pb(Nd,La)[OH|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
5.DC.05Ancylite-(La)
Sr(La,Ce)[OH|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
5.DC.05Kozoite-(Nd)
(Nd,La,Sm,Pr)[OH|CO
 
3
]
5.DC.05Kozoite-(La)
(La,Nd)(CO
 
3
)(OH)
5.DC.10Kamphaugite-(Y)
Ca(Y,REE)[OH|(CO
 
3
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
5.DC.15Sheldrickite
NaCa
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
3
·H
 
2
O
5.DC.20Thomasclarkite-(Y)
(Na,Ce)(Y,REE)[(OH)
 
3
|HCO
 
3
] · 4H
 
2
O
5.DC.25Peterbaylissite
(Hg-Hg)
 
1.5
[OH|CO
 
3
] · 2H
 
2
O
5.DC.30Clearcreekite
(Hg-Hg)
 
1.5
[OH|CO
 
3
] · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Niveolanite

Synonyms:
IMA2007-032IMA2007-32Unnamed (MSH UK-113)
Other Languages:

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Niveolanite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist 46,1343-1354(2008)

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    Localities for Niveolanite

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    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Canadian Mineralogist 46,1343-1354(2008)
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